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Traditional form:

Pinyin (reading):

běn

Definitions:

  • (bound form) root; stem
  • (bound form) origin; source
  • (bound form) one's own; this
  • (bound form) this; the current (year etc)
  • (bound form) original
  • (bound form) inherent
  • originally; initially
  • capital; principal
  • classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

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